Festival promotes folk singing in central provinces

A festival aiming to preserve cultural values of the thousand-year-old
folk singing v i giam got underway in the central province of Ha
Tinh on August 17.

The second Vi Giam Folk
Singing Festival is also an important cultural event that aims to
promote the traditional folk singing towards UNESCO recognition of v i
giam as world intangible heritage of humanity.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and
Tourism Vuong Duy Bien spoke highly of values of vi giam folk singing
in the cultural and spiritual life of people.

He
praised local artists and people for their tireless efforts to educate
younger generations on vi giam genres and preserve this heritage.

He also asked the two provinces to continue their efforts to make vi
giam folk singing not only a national intangible cultural heritage but
also the one of humanity.

On the occasion, Deputy
Minister Bien also presented a certificate recognising vi giam folk
singing as a national cultural heritage.

Six outstanding artists were honoured with insignias for preservation and development of the singing.

As part of the festival, co-organised by the central provinces of Nghe
An and Ha Tinh, 21 clubs participating in the event will tour
localities in the two provinces to entertain audience.

Vi giam folk singing are two kinds of folk music from Nghe An and
Ha Tinh provinces. The music often reflects the working and cultural
lives of people in the coastal provinces.-VNA